Mechanic&#39;s tool



F. M. ASHLEY.

MECHANICS TOOL.

APPLICATION man FEB. 4, m2o.

Patented De. 21, 1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M. ASHLEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MEOHANICS TOOL.

Substitute for application Serial No. 109,905, filed 1920. Serial To all w/Lom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK M. AsHLnY, a citizen oi the United lStates, and resident ot lrooklyn, .in the county ot' Kings and State or" New York, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Mechanics Tools, of which the' following is a specilication.

My invention relates to mechanics7 tools and the object ot same is to provide a tool holder and chuck for use by jewelers.

Referring to the drawings which form part oit this specification,

Figure 1. is a view of a full sized tool holder with a screw driver held by the chuck.

Fig. 2. is an enlarged longitudinal view of same shown in section.

F ig. 3. is an end view of the chuck, the cap portion being shown in section to disclose the form of the chuck.

Fig. 4. is a longitudinal sectional view oit the jaws of the chuck.

Fig. 5. is a View of the blank from which the chuck is formed. v

One object is to provide a tool holder made entirely from sheet metal and stamped or formed in a cheap and practical manner.

A further object is to provide a chuck that will grip the shank of a tool for a considerable linear distance and hold firmly either a square or round shank.

A. further object, is to provide a shank which is held by the fingers when used in the act of driving a screw so that the cap will not loosen or tighten on the jaws ot the chuck in turning the same.

il., indicates the body portion which is rolled or drawn in tube 'form to provide a receptacle A having` a closure A3 and an end wall A2, which acts to stiiien the end ot' the holde and also as an abutment for the rear end of the jaw elements. i

B, is the cap which is provided with a thread to engage the thread A4 formed on the end olI the body portion. rlhe cap is provided with a raised rim portion B which is knurled so that it may be iirlnly grasped in driving a screw driver or other tool.

C, illustrates the jaws which are preferably formed by rst making a blank as shown in Fig. 5 and then bending it to form two Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

July 18, 1916. This application led February 4, No. 357,098.

jaws, the edges of the blank being turned in to form parallel portions as shown at ZJ and the outer surface formed conically as shown at B. rlhe rear end is formed integral with the jaws and acts as a spring to automaticallyT open the jaws when the cap is unscrewed.

The cap is provided with indents BL-B2 respectively which engage slots C2C2 respectively in the jaw elements to insure the jaws turning with the cap.

D, indicates a screw driver having a square shank D, illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The receptacle is intended to hold a number ot small tools such as used by jewelers and is intended to lill a need tor such a device, small enough to be carried in the pocket like a fountain pen, with a clip to prevent its loss. The jaw elements are preterably made of steel but the holder may be made of silver or other suitable metal that will be neat and ornamental without sacriticing the utility of the tool.

lt will thus be clear that I have provided a .novel and very simple combination tool holder and tool in which the chuck member consists oit only two separate parts easily cooperating with each other, and removably held together on the body portion which is rolled from one piece of sheet metal, so as to leave a hollow space within which the tools may be held. This simple construction provides a neat and compact tool holder, which is portable. easily manipulated and cheap to manufacture.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new,

A tool holder' cmnprising a hollow cylindrical sheet metal handle portion having a closed end, a hollow pear shaped clamping member struck from a single sheet ot' metal concaved and folded to allord a substantial base and a conical portion providing two jaws, and a cap piece engaging the periphery ot the coni al portion and detachably engaging the closed end of the handle portion to secure the clamping member thereto and to contract the jaws.

Signed at New York city, in the county ot New York and State of New York this 6th day of September A. D. 1919.

F RANK M. ASHLEY. 

